---
id: initializing
title: "Initializing"
slug: initializing
---

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You can initialize a new Supabase client using the `createClient()` method.




## Parameters


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<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      supabaseUrl
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      string
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The unique Supabase URL which is supplied when you create a new project in your project dashboard.
  
  </div>
  
</li>


<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      supabaseKey
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      string
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The unique Supabase Key which is supplied when you create a new project in your project dashboard.
  
  </div>
  
</li>


<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      options
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge false">
      optional
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      SupabaseClientOptions
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

No description provided. 
  
  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>














## Examples

### createClient()



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```js
import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'

// Create a single supabase client for interacting with your database 
const supabase = createClient("https://xyzcompany.supabase.co", "public-anon-key")
```


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```py
# Not yet implemented
```


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### With additional parameters



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```js
import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js'

const options = { }
const supabase = createClient("https://xyzcompany.supabase.co", "public-anon-key", options)
```


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```py
# Not yet implemented
```


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